Sudbury police have embarked on one of the most comprehensive, zero tolerance crackdowns on speeding and bad driving this city has ever seen.
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Because of the large number of complaints relating to speeding, Greater Sudbury Police are clamping down on bad driving and this wonÂ?t be a short-term program, said Sgt. Gary Lavoie.
Â?This program will be ongoing and itÂ?s not going to be short term,Â? said Lavoie.
Police issued some startling statistics about speeding and bad driving.
Â?The driving out there is very bad and weÂ?re simply no longer going to tolerate excessive speeding,Â? he said. Â?If an officer notes excessive speeding and other infractions like no signals for changing lanes or driving too close, then weÂ?re going to start laying careless driving charges.
Â?As police officers engaged in protecting the public, weÂ?ve had enough.Â?
The cityÂ?s traffic department set up speed measuring equipment last week. As a result 26 drivers were charged with speeding on Bancroft Drive last week and another 52 charged with speeding along Municipal Road 80 in Valley East.
Another 28 were charged for speeding along Elm Street and numerous other infractions resulted in charges.
The enforcement program will continue along Bancroft Drive, Municipal Road 80, Highway 144 in the Dowling/Onaping corridor, Regent Street and Paris Street near the hospitals and will expand from there, said Lavoie.
Â?The traffic management unit will continue to do enforcement in these areas,Â? he said. Â?Periodically, the unit will notify the media to which areas of the city will be targeted next. Our objective in this program is to improve road safety in our community.Â?
Â?Keith Lacey
